Polymer-directed synthesis and magnetic property of nanoparticles-assembled BiFeO3 microrods

Nanoparticles-assembled BiFeO3 microrods were successfully prepared via a polymer-directed solvothermal route. The phase and morphology of the products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), FT-IR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Experiments indicated that the linking effect originated from the interactions between polymer molecules could direct the self-assembly of building blocks into one-dimensional nanoparticles-assembled BiFeO3 microrods. Some factors influencing the morphologies of the products were systematically investigated and a possible mechanism of the formation of the microrods was suggested. Moreover, the magnetic properties of the products were studied.